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Replacements for Mid-range Drivers MCS 8227?

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DJMaddog

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Hi There,
Recently replace woofer surrounds on my MCS 8227 speakers. Haven't had a room where I could use these monsters for years so they had been waiting for me to do that since 2008. Hooked them up and was rather pleased with myself until I noticed the mid-range weren't working in either cabinet. Assumed it was crossover cap age issue. Popped one driver out to "battery test" and was gutted to hear nothing. Advice on how to proceed?
 
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It could be a broken wire near the driver terminal. I've had many mcs dome tweeters with this problem, but not with the dome mids. I just got my 8227s and 8225s out for comparisons yesterday!
 
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Saw something about broken wire online so tried battery test on wires "at the dome", nothing. Possible that they have insulated coating, but can't really tell. Just looking at where the (incredibly thin) wires are soldered to the riveted terminal they appear intact. Would like to think since both mids are silent, that problem is something in the cabinet, but since the one I've taken out refuses to make any sound hopes are dimming on that front. Also hooked old boombox "test speaker" to the mid wires in the cabinet,.... sound of course. I know possibilities of finding anything similar (25 oz. magnets?!!) are small but, does anyone know of brands making/selling something that would fit and have close enough characteristics that it would sound "OK' with existing crossover. Does anyone rebuild this kind of driver? If I can get them operative they'll be playing rock music mostly. That's what they were doing before surrounds started disintegrating in '08.
 
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